Ray Brown's Bass Method. Essential Scales, Patterns and Exercises

The legendary jazz bassist Ray Brown reveals his lessons and teaching philosophy in this in-depth book, which features solo exercises and arpeggios, music fundamentals, right- and left-hand positions, scales, chords, exercises in tenths, rhythm patterns with 'drops', diminished chords, runs and variations, blues patterns, and extension scales and exercises.
This book boasts beautiful black and white photos showing the various hand positions described in the text.

CONTENIDO:

Foreword
Biography
Introduction

- Chapter I:
Scales
Thirds
Fourths
Fifths
Sixths
Sevenths
Octaves

- Chapter II:
Major Triads
Minor Triads
Chords

- Chapter III:
Exercises in Tenths

- Chapter IV
Rhythm Patterns with "Drops"

- Chapter V
Diminished Chords

- Chapter VI
Augumented Chords
Whole Tone Scales

- Chapter VII
Blues Patterns

- Chapter VIII
Extension Scales & Exercises

- Chapter IX
Solo Exercises
Arpeggios for Endings